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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jul 31

47th New Phytologist symposium: Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
Hosted by the University of Cordoba, Span, June 2026
Stay tuned for updates!
www.newphytologist.org/symposia/47-...

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William Hammond @wmhammond.bsky.social · Jul 14

Wondering where to submit your abstract for #AGU25
@agu.org annual meeting? Consider our cross-scale "Forest Physiological and Ecological Processes from Molecules to Ecosystems" organized session (#246685)! #EcoPhys

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Kali Middleby @kalimiddleby.bsky.social · Jun 26

Heading to Oaxaca for #ATBC2025 ? Make sure you stop by our symposium for all things leaf temperature, heat tolerance, and tradeoffs across climate gradients 🌿💧🌡️

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jun 26

If you're doing research on the interaction between plants and high temperatures - anywhere from the molecular 🧬 to the biosphere scale 🌏 - consider submitting an abstract for our session at #AGU2025!! 🪴🌾

Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Jun 25

Submit an abstract to our #AGU2025 session "Heat and Microclimate Impacts on Plant Functioning: From Molecules to the Biosphere" (agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...) @nicolebison.bsky.social @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social @bposch.bsky.social @agu.org @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @gec-agu.bsky.social

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Jun 25

Submit an abstract to our #AGU2025 session "Heat and Microclimate Impacts on Plant Functioning: From Molecules to the Biosphere" (agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...) @nicolebison.bsky.social @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social @bposch.bsky.social @agu.org @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social @gec-agu.bsky.social

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · May 30

Establishment patterns of #saguaro #cactus at the microsite scale help explain saguaro regeneration & distributions in heterogenous, regional habitats

New #AJB research by Peter Breslin, Charlotte Brown, Alberto Búrquez, Frank Reichenbacher et al.

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

a young saguaro cactus persisting on rocky ground, growing next to a cholla cactus.

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · May 17

Check out this recently published paper by Seeley et al. in the Journal of Ecology illustrating how remote sensing reveals inter- and intraspecific variation in riparian cottonwood (Populus spp) responses to drought.
The paper can be found at: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · May 16

What do monarchs, trout, bison, black bears & YOU have in common? You're all supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area.

Join our Rally for the Cornerstone of Conservation Science!
May 22 | 12–1 PM ET
Rally with us: www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...

#ScienceForWildlife #ForPeopleAndWildlife

Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation

We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...

www.mobilize.us

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · May 10

New paper published by Wilder et al. in the journal Global Change Biology reveals how recent anomalous drought and heat events are impacting native succulents in the Sonoran Desert. The paper can be accessed at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Apr 24

Registration now open for the 2nd International Virtual Cactaceae Symposium: August 25-27, 2025.

www.ican-cactaceae.org/symposium

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Apr 17

Resolution proposed by Indiana University and Rutgers University to establish a Big Ten mutual defense compact :
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Bloomington Faculty Council adopts resolution to establish ‘Big Ten mutual defense compact’

The motion follows the Rutgers University Senate resolution for a defense coalition.

www.idsnews.com

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Luiza Aparecido @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social · Apr 15

We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Kevin Hultine (@hultinelab.bsky.social) for his 3rd visit to our lab at the U!
Thanks Kevin for our your valuable contributions to our lab, especially mentoring my now PhD Candidate @rebeccasenft.bsky.social (uhul!), and expanding our riparian ecophys research!

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Apr 3

Off and running: Lab member Madeline Moran passed her oral defense and has advanced to PhD candidacy! Stay tuned for future posts covering Madeline's research results on plant acclimation to heat exposure. Congrats Madeline!

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Mar 13

Fully funded PhD in Plant Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver 🍁! Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology & more. Start Jan/May/Sept 2026. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool

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Brad Posch @bposch.bsky.social · Feb 4

Has to be up there as one of my favourite saguaros in the valley 🌵

#arizona #cacti #botany

A saguaro cactus standing over 20 feet tall, with over ten arms, some of them over 10 feet long and jutting out in all kinds of directions

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jan 27

Need a Monday pick-me-up?

Here's a throwback to 2022, when our field ecology program director Susan Bush had an extraordinary encounter with a huge band of coatimundis while working at our field site in Wet Beaver Creek, AZ

How many can you spot??

#coati #ecology #fieldwork #arizona

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jan 27

Need a Monday pick-me-up?

Here's a throwback to 2022, when our field ecology program director Susan Bush had an extraordinary encounter with a huge band of coatimundis while working at our field site in Wet Beaver Creek, AZ

How many can you spot??

#coati #ecology #fieldwork #arizona

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jan 24

Mapping the roots of saguaros at Saguaro NP. The DBG is partnering with SNP and the U of Wyoming to map the roots of saguaros. Knowing the distribution of saguaro roots reveals how sensitive they are to droughts, and to what extent these iconic plants engineer the water cycle of desert ecosystems.

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Jan 13

It's always a pleasure to host @owenatkin.bsky.social! We had some great discussions about our ongoing efforts to understand and address the threat that extreme heat poses for plants around the world 🌡️ 🌿

Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · Jan 12

Friday at ⁦‪Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens‬⁩ discussing with Clark Miller (ASU), Kevin Hultine and ⁦‪Brad Posch on how extreme heatwaves of the near future will impact living systems - and strategies to adapt

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Brad Posch @bposch.bsky.social · Dec 22

Enjoyed chatting about our recent work on leaf cooling during extreme heat! If the clip has you curious, you can find the paper here www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Dec 22

DPEL in the news! Check out Brad Posch discussing how cottonwood trees stay cool in the summer heat: www.12news.com/video/news/r...

Trees able to cool themselves down even in extreme Arizona heat, research shows

Freemont cottonwoods found across Arizona can essentially sweat to cool themselves off.

www.12news.com

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Dec 22

DPEL in the news! Check out Brad Posch discussing how cottonwood trees stay cool in the summer heat: www.12news.com/video/news/r...

Trees able to cool themselves down even in extreme Arizona heat, research shows

Freemont cottonwoods found across Arizona can essentially sweat to cool themselves off.

www.12news.com

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Dec 17

New in #NewPhytologist: Temperature governs the relative contributions of cuticle and stomata to leaf minimum conductance (shorturl.at/f9h7O) - Exciting work with #MichaletzLab PhD graduate #JosefGaren @ubcbotany.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @newphyt.bsky.social

Leaf water fluxes during times of high and low water availability.

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Martijn Slot @martijnslot.bsky.social · Dec 17

Come and be my colleague in Panama!
forestgeo.si.edu/forestgeo-st...

ForestGEO Staff Scientist - Research Ecologist, South & Central American Tropical Forests

The Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of forest research plots and scientists dedicated to the study of forest function and diversity.

forestgeo.si.edu

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Dec 12

The US fish and Wildlife Service is listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species. Great article of how the listing matters to Arizona and the southwestern US: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Monarch butterflies could get more government protection. Why it matters for Arizona

Monarch butterflies, found throughout Arizona, could become one of the next species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

www.azcentral.com

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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · Dec 9

Check out this recently published paper by PhD candidate Marilynn Vazquez-Cruz on the evolutionary origin and climate niche space of succulent plants: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

#Botany #PlantScience

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